Non-refillable bottle.



No. 767,186. PATENTED AUG. 9, 1904. H. TOLKE.

NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLIOATIOE FILED APR. 22. 1905..

N0 MODEL.

witnesses UNTTED STATES Patented August 9, 1904.

PATENT OEEicE.

HUGH TOLKE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES L. E. WOLF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '767 ,186, dated August 9, 1904., Application filed April 22, 1903. Serial No. 153,760. (No model.)

To all whom, it ntf/,y concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH TOLKE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The subject of the present invention is a novel construction of bottle more particularly designed to prevent the introduction of liquids within the body thereof, but of such capability that when containing liquid the same may be conveniently poured therefrom in a manner similar to that of an ordinary bottle.

In many lines of business original or proprietary liquid goods are placed upon the market in bottles possessing some distinguishingfeature or characteristic serving as a guarantee of the genuineness of their contents. In numerous instances after the original contents have been consumed or removed such bottles are replenished with an unwarranted substitute, and the original bottles thus utilized in fraud of the consumer and to the serious damage of the bottlers and handlers of the original goods. Numerous arrangements have been proposed for preventing the reuse of bottles under the conditions stated; but all such constructions, in so far as I am advised, were not commercially practicable, either because on account of faulty design they could by reason of certain manipulation be refilled or else they were too complicated, and therefore too expensive, or, finally, embraced features of construction which rendered their commercial production impracticable.

By my improved bottle I obviate the objections noted and at the same time produce a simple, efiicient, and comparatively inexpensive construction for the purpose stated.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of a bottle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a somewhat similar View illustrating by full and dotted lines three conditions of the gravity sphere and valve, by full lines the relation of such parts when the bottle is tilted short of the pouring position and by dotted lines diiferent relations of said sphere and valve when the bottle is in the pouring position and unduly inverted, respectively.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts in both figures of the drawings.

The improved bottle, which may be of any suitable shape and capacity, is provided with a horizontal bearing a, extending continuously around within the neck and at a low point thereof. This bearing can be conveniently formed during the manufacture of the bottle proper by contracting the neck A, preferably at its junction with the body B, as indicated, and the upper face of said bearing will be inclined. Located upon the inclined face of this bearing is a circular gasket b of yielding material, such as cork, and supported upon said gasket is a horizontal disk C, having a depending annular flange c snugly Within the gasket, the latter, together with the marginal horizontal portion and depending flange c, se-

curing for disk a liquid-tight joint Within theneck. The disk is provided with a concentric opening c of relatively liberal area and guarded at its upper side with a vertical annulus O, integral with the disk and beveled at its upper edge to constitute a seating for the inverted-cup valve D, which normally occupies a position cutting off communication through the opening c. This valve D is of such dimensions that it is capable of a free guided movement on the annulus O', the depth of the valve being such, however, that in connection with other parts to be presently described the said valve will ordinarily be maintained in guided engagement with the annulus even during an unseating movement'required to bring lateral orifices CZ of the valve in a plane above the beveled seating.

E refers to an approximately cylindrical section vertically and snugly disposed within the bottle-neck and containing a lower chamber E', the lower part of which is of a size for amply accommodating the seating and wardly contracts to present the inclined interior surface d, merging at the upper end of the chamber ina concentric overhang, forming a short depending' valve-seat f. Within the chamber and adapted to normally rest upon the valve D is a gravity-sphere F, of such diameter as to render it capable of occupying the seat f and serve as avalve for closing the opening therethrough.

IVithin the section E above the seat f are transverse passages e2 @3, which intercommunicate at both ends at either side of a central horizontal partition e", which is oppositely located with respect to the intersection of the seat-opening f with the passage @3 and the intersection of an upper longitudinal passage @5 with the opening e2.

Clearances c externally in the upper part of the section E are adapted for the snug reception of vertically-extended catches G to permit the section to be adjusted within the bottle-throat, and when said section is in position said catches will tilt, so that their upper ends will enter pockets provided bylateral offsets B/ of the neck, and thereby secure the section and other parts against withdrawal.

In practice the disk C and its integral features, the section E, and the sphere F will all preferably be of glass or other vitreous material, while the cup-valve D may be of simil is tilted to pour its contents, the weight and.

peculiar operation of the sphere beingr sufficient to bring' and maintain said valve D toits seat whenever necessary.

From the description thus far it will not be diiiicult to comprehend the operation and several functions of the novel bottle.v Any tilting movement short of that required for pouring will result in the valve D only partially leaving its seat and not suficient to bring its lateral openings (Z clear of the Lipper edge of the annulus This non-opening tendency will be largely aided by the sphere while still maintaining its contact with the valve moving against the contiguous portion of the chamber-wall, the direction of incline of which will tend to cause the sphere to roll toward the neck-base. Such further tilting of the bottle is required to properly pour the liquid and will bring the surface e to a position wherein the effect of its inclination with regard to the backward movement of the sphere will be neutralized, and said sphere can assume the dotted position indicated by F' in Fig. 2, permitting the valve D touncover its ports for the passage of the liquid, which will thence iiow freely through the chamber-opening f,

around the partition e", and finally out through the bottle-mouth. Should the bottle be unduly tilted by accident or otherwise, the sphcrewill lodge on the seat f, as indicated by dotted position F2, Fig. 2, and the flow of liquid will cease, thus preventing the spilling or wasting of the same. Upon again bringing the bottle to a vertical position the valve and sphere will assume their normal relation and communication between the body and neck interrupted,under which conditions it will manifestly be impossible to introduce liquid within the body.

It will be observed that the location of the partition e" with respect to the several passages and opening f' in the upper part of the section is such that said partition presents an effective barrier against the employment of a wire or other means for engaging and holding the valve D open during any attempted reh'lling operation. Furthermore, if such an object was sought by creating a vacuum eii1 ect outwardly through the passages the exhaust action would have to be sufliciently strong to displace the sphere, and this would inevitably cause the latter' to lodge against the seat f, and consequently the illegitimate object would be defeated. i

The device is extremely simple, for aside from the bottle proper it involves but seven independent parts, including the two catches. It is therefore of ready and comparatively inexpensive production and not liable to get out of order.

In addition to the function heretofore explained with reference to the gasket I) the latter serves another very important object. It will be noted that the position of said gasket with relation to the pockets b' in the upper portion of the neck and the relative length of the section E are such that when said section is inserted in position the gasket will be compressed to such extent as will permit the catches to enter the pockets, whereupon the reactive expansion of thegasket will cause the free ends of the catches to become positively engaged with the top Walls of the pockets, and thereby rigidly secure the section in position.

I-Iaving now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which contains a yielding gasket, valveseating and valve, and catch-engaging means above the latter, of a section also within the neck, independent of the gasket-seating and valve and having bathing-passages, and vertically-extended catches for the section adapted to become engaged at their ends and be positively maintained so engaged when said section is in position and the gasket compressed.

2. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which contains a yielding gasket, valve- IOO IIO

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seating and valve, and clearances above the latter, o1' a section also within the neck, independent of the gasket, seating and valve and having bathing-passages, and gravity-catches for the section adapted to become engaged within the clearances when said section is in position and the gasket compressed.

3. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which contains a bearing, a yielding gasket on the latter, a seat-carrying disk .on the gasket and catch-engaging means above the disk, o1' a valve for the disk-seat, and a valve-coniining section independent o1' the disk and valve and having baiing-passages, and verticallyextended catches for the section adapted to become engaged at their ends and be positively maintained so engaged when said section bears on the disk and the gasket compressed.

4. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which contains a bearing, a yielding gasket on the latter, a seat-carrying disk on said gasket, and catch-engaging means above the disk, of a valve for the disk-seat, a sphere coactive with said valve, a valve and sphere confining section within the neck independently of the valve and disk and having baiing-passages, and vertically-extended catches for the section adapted to become engaged at their ends and be positively maintained so engaged when said section bears on the disk and the gasket compressed.

5. rlhe combination with a bottle, the neck of which contains a yielding gasket, valveseating, valve, and sphere coactive with the latter, said neck also having catch-engaging means above the valve, o1l a section within the neck independent o1' the gasket and seating' and having bathing-passages, said section being provided with a lower chamber receiving the valve and sphere and having a lower downwardly and outwardly inclined surface with which the sphere is designed to coact, and vertically-extended catches for the section adapted to become engaged at their ends and be positively maintained so engaged when the section is in position and the gasket compressed.

6. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which contains a yielding gasket, a seatcarrying disk on said gasket, a cup-valve on the disk and provided with lateral ports, and a sphere coactive with said valve, said neck also having catch-engaging means above the valve, of a section Within the neck, independent of the gasket and disk, and having baffling-passages, said section being further provided with a lower chamber receiving the valve and sphere, and having a lower downwardly and outwardly inclined surface with which the sphere is designed to coact, and catches for the sectionadapted to become engaged when the section is in position and the gasket compressed.

7. The combination with a bottle having a vertical annulus with upper seating, a cupvalve movably guided on said annulus and provided with lateral ports, and a chambered section secured within the neck, embracing said annulus and valve and having upper longitudinal and transverse passages.

8. The combination with a bottle having a bearing within the neck, a lperforated disk supported on the bearing and provided with upper annulus, a cup-valve` movably guided on said annulus and having lateral ports, and a chambered section also supported by said bearing and secured within the neck, said chambered section embracingsaid annulus and valve and containing. upper longitudinal and transverse passages.

9. The combination with a bottle having a vertical annulus with upper seating, ot' a cupvalve movably guided on said annulus and provided with lateral ports, a sphere coactive with the valve, and a chambered section secured Within the neck, embracing said annulus, valve and sphere, and having upper baffling-passages.

10. The combination with a bottle havinga vertical annulus with upper seating, of a cupvalve movably guided on said annulus and provided with lateral ports, a sphere coactive with the valve, and a chambered section secured within the neck, embracing said annulus, valve and sphere, and having upper baffling-passages, said section also having an upper valve-seat communicating with its passages and adapted to be closed by the sphere.

11. The combination with a bottle having a vertical annulus with upper seating, of acupvalve movably guided on said annulus and provided with lateral ports, a sphere coactive with the valve, and a chambered section secured within the neck, embracing said annulus, valve and sphere, and having bafiiingpassages, the chamber of said section provided with a downwardly and outwardly inclined surface with which the sphere is designed to coact.

12. The combination with a bottle having an internal bearing, a gasket on said bearing, and a disk on the gasket and provided with a vertical annulus, oi a cup-valve on said annulus and provided with lateral ports, and a chambered section secured within the neck, bearing on the disk, and embracing said annulus and valve.

13. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which is contracted to form an interior bearing, o1' a gasketon said bearing, a disk on said gasket and having integrally a depending iiange and upper annulus, a cup-valve for the latter and a section secured in said neck and containing battled passages.

14. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which is contracted to form an interior bearing, oi' a gasket on said bearing, a disk on said gasket and having integrally a depending flange and upper annulus, a cup-valve for the latter, a sphere coactive with the valve,

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and a section secured in said neck and eontaining' ba'ii ed passages.

15. The combination witliabottle, the neck of which contains a valve-seating, cup-valve with lateral ports, and eatcli-engaging means above the valve, of a section also within the neck independent of the seating', and valve, and having baiiiing-1i assages and catches l'or the section adapted to become engaged when Said section is in position.

16. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which contains a yielding seat-carrying disk, cup-valve witli lateral ports, and catoliengaging rneans above the Valve, of a section also within the neck independent oi' the seating and valve, and having baiing-passages, and catches for the section adapted to beconie engaged when the section is in position.

17. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which contains a valve-seating' and valve,

New York and State or' New York, this 20th day of April, A. D. 1903.

' HUGH ToLKE.

Witnesses:

DANIEL C. KNowLToN, M. BENDER. 

